MORE

By Molly Bolte

It is said

there must be more to life than this

Surely

more than chasing MORE, BETTER, DIFFERENT

Tell me

there must be more to life than this

more than chasing pleasure and fearing pain

Make me beautiful

make me attractive

make me desirable

make me interesting

make me competitive

make me a winner

keep me forever young

Leave my family

change my friends

change my religion

Change my address

change my diet

get a new degree

get a new job

If and when rule my life

When and if control me

Fear and anxiety haunt me

What if follows me everywhere

Fear poverty

Fear oppression

Fear shame

Fear illness

Fear pain

Fear aging

Fear death

Fear boredom

Fear anonymity

Fear loneliness

Where is security?

Where is safety?

Where is real rest and peace?

Where is love?

Who gets the gold?

Who wins the game?

Why them?

Why me?

Who wins the award?

Who gets the title?

Who is a success?

Why them?

Why me?

Who gets the defects?

Who gets the disadvantages?

Who gets the special needs?

Who gets the undesirable DNA?

Why them?

Why me?

Who gets the shame?

Who gets the pain?

Who gets the suffering?

Why them?

Why me?

Where are the answers?

What are the rules?

What is the meaning of it all?

Does anyone know?

There must be more to life than this

more than chasing MORE, BETTER, DIFFERENT